Building Safety Act 2022

Local authorities, fire and rescue authorities etc E+W

2 (1) The regulator and a local authority must cooperate with each other in the exercise of their relevant functions.

(2) The regulator and a fire and rescue authority must cooperate with each other in the exercise of—

(a) any building function of the regulator,

(b) any function of the authority under—

(i) section 6 or 7 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004,

(ii) the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, or

(iii) section 13 of this Act, and

(c) any other prescribed function of the authority.

(3) The regulator and an FSO authorised person must cooperate with each other in the exercise of their relevant functions.

(4) A relevant person may disclose information held in connection with any of their relevant functions to another relevant person for the purposes of a relevant function of either of them.

(5) In this paragraph—

• “FSO authorised person” has the meaning given by section 14;

• “relevant function” means—

  (a)

  in relation to the regulator, any building function;

  (b)

  in relation to a local authority, a function under any of the following—

  (i)

  the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949;

  (ii)

  Part 2 of the Public Health Act 1961;

  (iii)

  Part 11 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982;

  (iv)

  the Building Act 1984;

  (v)

  Part 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

  (vi)

  Parts 1 to 4 of the Housing Act 2004;

  (vii)

  section 13 of this Act;

  or any other prescribed function;

  (c)

  in relation to a fire and rescue authority, a function under any of the following—

  (i)

  the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;

  (ii)

  the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005;

  (iii)

  section 13 of this Act;

  or any other prescribed function;

  (d)

  in relation to an FSO authorised person, any function under—

  (i)

  the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, or

  (ii)

  section 14 of this Act;

• “relevant person” means—

  (a)

  the regulator;

  (b)

  a local authority;

  (c)

  a fire and rescue authority;

  (d)

  an FSO authorised person.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (5.9.2023 for W. for specified purposes, 1.10.2023 in so far as not already in force) by 1984 c. 55, s. 58Y (as inserted by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 42, 170(4); S.I. 2023/914, reg. 2(b)(viii)(cc); S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(k))

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 170(2)(a)

I2 Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/362, reg. 3(1)(k)